Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 2 - Section 2.5 - Order of Operations - Vocabulary, Readiness & Video Check - Page 138: 5

Answer

subtraction

Work Step by Step

Use PEMDAS for the order of operations. The first parenthesis contains a subtraction operator, so subtraction is the first operation that should be performed.
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